Job Expo 2008
Job Expo 2008
The following companies will be exhibiting at the Job Expo, as of our editorial deadline. Tip: Check out their Web sites and do some research on the companies that interest you — employers love it when you come prepared and knowledgeable.
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Advanced Home Care
Ameriprise Financial Services
AmeriStaff
AT&T
Bank of America
Bath Fitter
Bayada Nurses
Bonset America Corp.
Brookstone College
Camco Manufacturing Inc.
Celebrate Express
CIGNA Government Services
Crown Automotive
DISH Network/Echostar Satellite
Effectur Inc.
EJ’s Staffing Services
The Employment Guide
Employment Security Commission
Entercom Greensboro LLC
Epes Transport System Inc.
Express Employment Professionals
First Point
Fluor Corp.
Goodwill Industries of Central N.C.
Graham & Associates
Group U.S. Inc./Colonial Life
Guilford College
Guilford County Schools
Kelly Services
Kindred Hospital-Greensboro
Liberty Tax Service
Manpower Inc.
MassMutual Financial Group
Metlife
NCO-Oxford Communications
Olsten Staffing
O’Reilly Auto Parts
P.A.R.T. (Piedmont Authority for Regional Transportation)
Photobiz
Sears Holding Corp./Kmart
Spherion
Strayer University
Take Shape for Life
Terminix
Therapeutic Alternatives Inc.
Thompson-Arthur Division, APAC-Atlantic Inc.
United Health Care
Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance Inc.
University of Phoenix
U.S. Army and Army Reserve Recruiting
Wendy’s
Highlights
■ More than 60 employers, some of whom may hold on-the-spot job interviews, will be on hand.
■ Find out about and apply for an array of job openings in unskilled and skilled trades, health care and professional fields.
■ The JobLink mobile unit, a service of the N.C. Department of Commerce, will be parked in front of the Guilford Convention Center to provide assistance for job seekers at the Expo. The vehicle is equipped with computers, wireless Internet and a television monitor. Free career exploration, résumé development and career assessments are a few of the features available on board.
■ Triad Careers will offer its resources to assist job seekers with their search.How to prepare
■ Bring plenty of copies of your résumé to hand out.
■ Make sure you have pen and paper so you can take notes and record names and contact information of company representatives with whom you speak.
■ Take along your employment history: a list of past employers, including reference names, phone numbers and addresses, which you will need to fill out applications completely.
■ Be sure to dress in business attire.
Want to go?
What: Job Expo 2008
When: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday
Where: Guilford Convention Center, 3114 Cedar Park Road
Directions: From northbound Business Interstate 85 or eastbound Interstate 40, take Exit 41 (East Lee Street).
Sponsors: JobLink Career Center, WCWG TV 20, Human Resource Management of Greensboro and Majic 94.1
Hosts: Greensboro Chamber of Commerce, Greensboro Merchants Association, Employment Security Commission and Triad Careers
Companies at the Job Expo are hoping to meet qualified candidates who are interested in filling the following positions:
Academic enrollment counselor
Accounts payable/receivable clerk
Administrative assistant
Call center representative
Carpenters
Certified medical coder
Certified nursing assistant
Cold fusion programmer
Collection representative
Computer technician
Customer service representative
Data entry operator
Dental assistant
Electricians
Employee benefits specialist
Executive assistant
Financial adviser
Financial planner
Financial services representative
Forklift operator
Help desk support
IT/help desk assistant
Legal assistant
Logistics/brokerage analyst
Maintenance supervisor
Manufacturing technician
Marketer
Medical billing
Occupational therapist
Patient account representative
Patient service tech
Pharmacist
Physical therapist
Production supervisor
Registered nurse
Restaurant manager
Sales representative
Sales/telemarketer
Satellite TV installer
Shipping clerk
Skilled machine operator
Staff coordinator
Supply coordinator
Tax preparer
Training coordinator
Warehouse shipping tech
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